Seasonal fluctuations in diet and death during the late horizon: a stable isotopic analysis of hair and nail from the central coast of Peru

JS Williams, MA Katzenberg - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The goal of the isotopic analysis of hair and nail from Puruchuco-Huaquerones is to
reconstruct short term paleodiet using the stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in one …

Living and dying as subjects of the Inca Empire: Adult diet and health at Puruchuco-Huaquerones, Peru

JS Williams, MS Murphy - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2013 - Elsevier
Imperial strategies varied as the Inca expanded their empire from the capital in Cusco. Some
communities were conquered violently while others were ruled indirectly with little evidence …

Hair after death

AS Wilson, DJ Tobin - Aging hair, 2010 - Springer
The hair follicle, for all its highly complex morphogenesis and life-long cycling, generates
individual fibers that can (given the right conditions) persist long after the death of their host …

[PDF][PDF] 14.23 Hair as a Geochemical Recorder: Ancient to Modern

AS Wilson, JR Ehleringer - ehleringer.net
Hair is frequently recovered during archaeological excavations and forensic investigations
and its ability to record the geochemical environment of an individual presents a unique …

[PDF][PDF] Journ al of Anthr opological Archaeol ogy

JS Williams, MS Murphy - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2013 - academia.edu
abstract Imperial strategies varied as the Inca expanded their empire from the capital in
Cusco. Some communities were conquered violently while others were ruled indirectly with …